Snowboarding

Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive sport where the participant rides a board down a snow slope. The sport is involved in the winter olympics in several different specialized forms.

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Terrain park

Sports; Snowboarding

The part of a ski resort that is set aside for freestyle snowboarding.

Toe edge

Sports; Snowboarding

The side or edge of the snowboard where the toes are.

Alpine snowboarding

Sports; Snowboarding

This is a directional carving snowboard that uses hard boots and plate bindings. Alpine boards are designed for high speeds. For a full description see our section on equipment.

Tuck

Sports; Snowboarding

The same as in downhill skiing. The snowboarder gets into a crouched position to lower their wind resistance so they can go faster.

Andrecht

Sports; Snowboarding

When a snowboarder does a hand-plant (does a handstand with one or both hands) with their back or rear hand while at the same time they grab their snowboard with their front hand.